November 4th to 7th, 2010

CEPP and Centaure Production

CEPP

Is a voluntary Association (created under the French law of 1901). CEPP or “Compétitions Equestres PAU–PYRENNES” was founded on June 14th 1990 by an impassioned group.

We have two main goals which have always guided our actions. Firstly the promotion of equestrian sports and secondly to export the images of the town of PAU, the department of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques, the region of Aquitaine and of France throughout the world,
We use our passion to bring the festive and popular side of the competitions that we organize to our fellow-citizens, while taking an active part in the local economy. These two aspects of our actions, social and economic, make the volunteer force of our Association an essential value!
To be a volunteer, it is to voluntarily give ones time, competence and energy. It is to be able to find pleasure in the regard of others and to have satisfaction in the work carried out! To date, about thirty volunteers work all year round to create this event. At the beginning of November, during the competition week, we are joined by 400 to 500 volunteers who help supervise the 200 horses, 150 riders and their teams, 50 exhibitors, the press and restaurant facilities and the 45,000 visitors of all nationalities.

The team:

“Compétitions Equestres – Pau Pyrénées” (C.E.P.P.)

Directing office C.E.P.P.

Honorary presidents:

Martine LIGNIERES-CASSOU, Mayor of Pau
Alain ROUSSET, the Aquitaine District council President
Francois Bayrou, European Deputy, General adviser PA
Doctor James CHAMBAUD, Mayor of Lons

Chairman: Helene BARTHEZ
Vice chairman : Thierry CHAMBAUD
Treasurer: Yannick BERGEY
Secretary: Jean GUILLE

Competition organization

Competition chairman: Helene BARTHEZ
Commissioner general: Jean GUILLE
Technical chairman: Jean Marc VARILLON
Assistant chief technical officer: Christophe BLANC
Association secretary: Jean GUILLE
Competition secretary: Centaure production
Communication Responsible / Logistic: CENTAURE PRODUCTION
More than 400 volunteers
The Town of Pau engineering services
The International Equestrian Federation
CENTAURE PRODUCTION Co producer of the event

CENTAURE PRODUCTION

Pascal Sayous, Director of Centaure Production, has been personally involved with the equestrian demonstration since its first edition. In 1999, he created the corporation Centaure Production which became the logistic and event-driven service for the association CEPP. Close cooperation with CEPP, hard work and persistence, contributed to the success and the rise of this prestigious event, taking it to the highest level.

The Centaure Production’s role: Sourcing finance (sponsors, exhibitors and public funds), the press relations and advertising, the event logistic installation, general management, the TV production and Web-TV.
In 2009, Centaure Production became Co-producer with the association CEPP of Stars of Pau.

La News N°1 : How was it 20 years ago?

Wednesday 21 July

To celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the International Pau Horse Trials, we are looking back to the original team of the competition, the officials of the Pau town council who have supported us from the beginning of this adventure, the winner of the first “Concours Complet d’Amitié de Pau” in 1990 and more…

You can follow all of our fascinating interviews and research on the page “Interviews” in “Press Pass” of this official web site.

In 1990, James Chambaud created the “Compétitions Equestres Pau Pyrenees” (CEPP) committee to organize the International Horse Trials. In 2010, 20 years later, his son Thierry Chambaud has been elected as the Vice-President of CEPP. We interviewed both of them separately.

To read more, please click here and download the Newsletter.

Wednesday 16 June

Our English counterpart, the Land Rover Burghley Four Star Horse Trials, opens its ticketing and you can win free tickets!

You only have to send your email address before June 30th 2010 and you may be picked out of a draw and win tickets for the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials.

We intend to have a closer co-operation with this event which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2011; we are already doing promotional campaigns together.

We hope you will be able to participate in this beautiful HSBC FEI CLASSIC series from 2nd to 5th September and meet the organizers of the “The Stars of Pau” on their trade stand in the exhibitor village. There will be more details on this promotional operation in our August newsletter.

For more details on this tombola, please download Land Rover Burgley Horse Trial’s newsletter.

You will find information there on the sequence of events. For sport and nature lovers, you will discover how to have a great week-end in this beautiful part of England.

Newsletter Burghley

20th Anniversary of the Stars of Pau, from November 4th to 7th 2010

Tuesday 16 March

The International Equestrian Federation has just confirmed the dates for the “Stars of Pau”: from November 4th to 7th 2010.
Once again Pau is part of the elite group of organizers of the CEC and hosts the final stage of the CCI 4 star circuit of the HSBC FEI Classics™.
For the 2010 program, the organizers, CEPP and Centaure Production, will hold the prestigious CIC**** event, the CCI** event, the Shetland pony competition and the sale of competition horses. The Domaine de Sers have arranged for numerous new events during the four days with new trade stand areas to satisfy even more visitors.
In January, we announced that the HSBC FEI World Cup Final was to have been organized in Pau in conjunction with the Final event of the HSBC FEI Classics™. However, The Alltech FEI world Equestrian Games™, Kentucky 2010, is being held very late this year (from September, 25th to October, 10th). This may push some riders to overexert their horses. So in order to ensure an outstanding competition and to preserve the horses’ welfare, the FEI has opted for a series with no final event and the standings points earned at each of the various events throughout the year, will count towards the final prize pot. This will benefit all riders and their horses travelling long distances to the event, and is a fairer system. What’s more this will have the advantageous effect of making the series more exciting by linking each event together, making it more meaningful. It’s an exceptional decision that the riders and organizers have fully endorsed.

FEI press release

NEWS :

• Saturday’s schedule will be totally reserved for the Cross Country: CCI** Cross Country in the morning and CIC**** Cross Country in the afternoon.
• Centaure Production is planning a larger trade stands area which can accommodate more exhibitors than last year.

What they said

Tuesday 1 December

“Thank you a thousand times for a fantastic competition. We spent a superb week in Pau, everyone was very nice and kind. Atmosphere at your event is always excellent and my owners have been very well received.”

William Fox-Pitt, Rider winner 2009 of HSBC FEI Classics

“This has been a well run and excellent international event.”

Joseph Carr, Chief Steward

“The third International Eventing Competition 4 stars of Pau was a popular success… a high level show with effective animations, the Stars of Pau held their rank as a number 1 event.”

Daily regional newspaper : “La République des Pyrénées”

“Your competition is so amazing that everybody told me before I went to Pau. You cuts one of the best competitions in the world!!”

Christina Klingspor, Official Judge

“… Congratulations for this superb event. ”

Michel Asseray, Ground Judge

“Pau rose this weekend to rank on the world scene of horseriding… To the natural image that the horse embodies no suspicion is attached; neither doping, nor poisoning of the planet by CO2 emission. ”

Daily regional newspaper: Sud Ouest

“This 4 star Eventing is unique in France… It is an amazing thing to see the surprise in the eyes and the remarks of the people who attend the cross-country. ”

Didier Courrèges, Olympic champion by team at the Athens JO

“The International Eventing Competition of Pau is one of the Department’s shop windows for their equestrian program.”

Daily regional newspaper: L’Eclair

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